Privy vs Web3Auth

Overview

Privy Privy is a wallet infrastructure platform that makes it easy for developers to add Web3 authentication and embedded wallets to their applications. Supporting Solana, EVM chains, and Bitcoin, Privy han... Web3Auth Web3Auth (formerly Torus) is a wallet infrastructure SDK that enables Solana dApps to offer social login authentication — users can sign in with Google, Twitter, Discord, or email and automatically ge...

Community Ratings

Privy is rated higher by the MadeOnSol community with 5.0/5 stars across 1 review, compared to 0.0/5 for Web3Auth (0 reviews). That said, ratings only tell part of the story — what matters most is which tool fits your specific workflow.

Pricing & Value

Privy uses a freemium model, while Web3Auth is freemium. Both offer free tiers with paid upgrades, so try each before committing to a paid plan.

Key Features

Privy offers 5 features including Email, SMS, social login authentication, Embedded wallet creation and management, TEE-based secure key management, and 2 more. Web3Auth counters with 5 features including Social login for Solana dApps (Google, Twitter, Discord), Non-custodial MPC wallet creation, Invisible wallet experience for end users, and 2 more. The right choice depends on which specific features matter for your use case — check the individual review pages for full breakdowns.

Reliability & Health

We monitor both tools around the clock for uptime, SSL validity, and response times. Privy currently has a healthy health status with 100.0% uptime over the last 30 days. Web3Auth is rated healthy with 100.0% uptime. For any tool you trust with your funds, trades, or yield, uptime and speed are non-negotiable.

Strengths

Privy's key strengths include drastically reduces web3 onboarding friction, soc2 compliant — enterprise-ready, supports all major solana wallets. Web3Auth stands out for dramatically reduces user onboarding friction, non-custodial despite social login ux, multi-chain support including solana. On the flip side, Privy's weaknesses include adds a dependency on third-party infrastructure, while Web3Auth's main drawback is adds dependency on web3auth infrastructure.